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R -- SURVEY AND DESIGN OF A PRESSURE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM AND LIFT STATIONS FOR NFGT SOL RFP R8-13-95-08 DUE 030195 POC Contact Point, Sherra Taylor, (409)639-8523, Contracting Officer, Freida L. Gratz, (409)639-8517 The National Forest and Grasslands in Texas plans to contract for the survey and design of a pressure sanitary sewer system including appropriate lift stations to connect Cagle Recreation Area, Gulf Coast Trade Center, and Raven Ranger District/Work Center to the City of New Waverly municipal wastewater treatment system. It is the intent of this contract that the contractor produce and furnish a complete set of contract documents including the appropriate engineering reports and all required Texas State Regulatory Agencies. The project connects the existing sewer collection systems at Cagle Recreation Area, the Raven Office/Work Center Complex, and Gulf Coast Trade Center, to the City of New Waverly, Texas, municipal waste water treatement facility, all located in Walker County, Texas. This project involves approximately 6 miles of line along a flagged route from a point in Cagle Recreation Area to and along FM 1375 past Gulf Coast Trade Center and the Raven Office/Work Center to the New Waverly treatment facility or collection system. RFP R8-13-95-08 will be issued using the Brooks Act negotiation procedures. To be considered, interested parties are to submit SF-254 (Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire) and a SF-255 (Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Projects). These must be submitted to the address shown in no. 7 above, by March 1, 1995. Contractor shall be a registered engineer licensed to practice in Texas. Selection of firms for negotiation will be determined by an evaluation process based upon the following criteria. Your SF-255 should specifically address these areas: Evaluation factors to be considered are as follows: (1) Professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of required services. (2) Specialized experience and technical competence of key personnel in the type of work required. (3) Capacity to perform the work in the required time. (4) Past performance on contracts including wastewater disposal systems in terms of quality of work and compliance with performance schedules. (5) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project. (6) Experience with CAD design systems and the ability to furnish drawings and electronic media in DFX, Dwg. or AutoCAD format. (7) The volue of work previously awarded by the Forest Service will be evaluated with the objective of effecting and equitable distribution of the contracts among qualified A&E firms including, women, minority, certified 8(a) or other small disadvantaged businesses. Work will begin approximately April 3, 1995 and be completed within 150 calendar days from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed. (0023)

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